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Lawsuit Follows Blind Desire
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Blind Desire (Cupid with a sack over his head) precedes the monstrous figure of Litigation (Lis), who is led by Opinion and Testament. The procession is closed by Mine and Thine. Extensive caption in Dutch, German, and Latin. This print is part of a series of eight prints on greed, deceit, and litigation.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineProces volgt Blinde Begeerte. 1597. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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